What is Biploar Disorder? Bipolar or manic depressive illness is a brain disorder that causes a typical changes in mood, energy and activity levels. Bipolar 1 disorder is diagnosed as having manic or mixed episodes, which are not normal of the person’s behaviour. The episodes last for at least a week and require medical attention. […]
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder which is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone experience through from time to time. […]
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What is a bipolar trigger? Triggers are situations, events, people, or behaviors that spark bipolar symptoms, which lead to episodes. We now have to learn to help our wives treat the triggers, not just the symptoms. We could treat the symptoms forever and it would continue to be a giant roller coaster. We must find […]
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Bipolar disorder is a serious condition that causes a major shift in moods, thinking, and change in a person’s behavior. Behavior change usually ranges from low depression moods to extreme severe mania. Cycles of bipolar disorder differ from one person to the other, and can last for days, weeks and months because it is divided […]
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Family members respond differently to bipolar in the family. For some there may be a sense of relief that the extreme mood and behavior has a name and can be treated. Others may find it difficult to accept the diagnosis and attribute the person’s behavior to their personality, stress or some outside factor. Commonly, there […]
Have you ever visualized what it’s like to have bipolar disorder? Imagine mania. Your mind constantly buzzes with energy. Everything you encounter is an opportunity for productivity. People notice your enthusiasm and comment on your refreshingly positive attitude. But you are easily angered. Your energy can easily be translated into a short temper. Eventually you […]
“A mental disorder is a classified as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome that occurs and that is associated with present distress or disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom.” (Peters, 2000). Although mental disorders may have a variety of manifestations and degrees […]
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Bipolar disorder is a mental condition which affects the stability of moods. The moment you suspect you are suffering from bipolar disorder, you need to take action as quickly as possible to be able to contain the situation. Bipolar is a life long disorder hence it needs to be treated in the initial stages to […]
If you are living with bipolar disorder, you might be required to make a couple of adjustments and make healthy choices in order to live a healthy life. There is no doubt that bipolar disorder has been termed as an illness that is recurrent and lifelong but this does not mean that you cannot live […]
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Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder that affects approximately 2% of the population in the United States today. This disorder causes frequent, severe shifts in mood – from mania to depression. Oftentimes people will misdiagnose it as a small problem, not the serious one that it is. For this reason, it is important to […]